Whether you are pro- or anti-vaccination, when you welcome your child into the world you want to have the option of providing them with that protection.

 

Unfortunately for ‘at least 50,000 babies’ in Ireland however, this won’t be the case.

 

Reports today claim that there is a shortage of BCG, the vaccine that protects against tuberculosis, in Ireland.

 

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar confirmed the news this morning, admitting that the BCG vaccine will not be available again in Ireland until later this year or early 2016.

 

With the vaccine produced in Denmark, Minister Varadkar said that the shortage was down to a combination of production difficulties, delivery delays, and sealing problems.

 

 

Minister Varadkar’s admission came after Sinn Féin TD Gerry Adams challenged him on the issue.

 

Mr Adams claimed that the Health Department knew of the shortage since last year but had failed to find a substitute supplier.

 

The Sinn Féin TD condemned Minister Varadkar and his department for their failings, saying that as a result, at least 50,000 babies will not be able to receive their BCG vaccine at the appropriate stage.

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